India, July 22 -- India PR Distribution

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 22: Growing dependence on smartphones, social media, online gaming, and continuous internet access is creating new mental-health concerns among adolescents and young adults. Dr. Sagnik Mukherjee, a psychiatrist practicing in Kolkata, is raising awareness about the need to recognise persistent changes in behaviour, sleep, attention, mood, and daily functioning among Gen Z individuals.

Mobile or internet use alone does not establish a psychiatric disorder. However, concern may be justified when digital use becomes difficult to control, repeatedly interferes with responsibilities, or is accompanied by sustained distress or impairment in academic, professional, soci...